Canton, NY – Senior Quran DuBois scored a career-high 34 points to lead the SUNY Canton men's basketball team to a 101-93 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) win v. Thomas College on Saturday.

THE BASICS

• Result:  SUNY Canton 101, Thomas 93    
• Location: Stan Cohen Court – Canton, NY
• Records:  SUNY Canton (5-13, 3-5 NAC) | Thomas (2-11, 0-5 NAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Roos jumped out to an early 9-1 lead less than two minutes in, and Canton would extend their lead to 10 (25-15) midway through the first half after a DuBois three-pointer.
• The hosts took their largest lead of the game into intermission at 17 (55-38) after a Moustapha Biao layup with nine seconds left.
• Thomas methodically worked to chip away at the deficit and were able to get within four points with 8:15 left in the second half (76-72). That was as close as they would get the remainder of the way as the Roos held off the Terriers for the win.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• DuBois led all players with 34 points shooting 13-for-18 from the field and 4-for-7 from three. His previous career high came last season at Hunter when he scored 32 points. Terrence Fields supplied 24 points with four assists on 8-for-15 shooting. JJ Omaga and DeMerrill Levy chipped in 15 points apiece on 10-for-19 shooting.
• Sawyer Deprey (21) led four Terriers in double figures as James Thomas Phelan (19), Kory Winch (17) and Rico Limcaoco (14) all accomplished the feat.
• Canton shot nearly 52% from the field and 42% from three-point range, while Thomas posted marks of 55% and 35%, respectively.
• Thomas committed 21 turnovers compared to just 12 for Canton. The Roos had the upper hand in bench points (33-25), while Thomas controlled points in the paint (46-34).

 
WHAT'S NEXT?
The men's basketball team returns to NAC action next Saturday (1/21) when they visit NVU-Johnson at 3 p.m.  
   
About SUNY Canton
As Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and professional certificate programs, SUNY Canton delivers quality hands-on programs in digital design, engineering technology, health, management and public service. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. As SUNY's leader in online education, SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as well as 23 online degree programs. The college placed first in 14 categories in a SUNY-Wide Student Opinion Survey, most notably in career services, tutoring, library resources, and classroom facilities. The SUNY Canton Kangaroos 15 traditional athletic teams compete at the NCAA Division III level as part of the North Atlantic Conference. SUNY Canton also features varsity esports and cheerleading.